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http://dx.doi.org/10.5713/ajas.17.0828

Polymorphisms of melatonin receptor genes and their associations with egg production traits in Shaoxing duck  

Feng, Peishi (College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University)
Zhao, Wanqiu (Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences)
Xie, Qiang (College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University)
Zeng, Tao (Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences)
Lu, Lizhi (Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences)
Yang, Lin (College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University)
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Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences / v.31, no.10, 2018 , pp. 1535-1541 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: In birds, three types of melatonin receptors (MTNR1A, MTNR1B, and MTNR1C) have been cloned. Previous researches have showed that three melatonin receptors played an essential role in reproduction and ovarian physiology. However, the association of polymorphisms of the three receptors with duck reproduction traits and egg quality traits is still unknown. In this test, we chose MTNR1A, MTNR1B, and MTNR1C as candidate genes to detect novel sequence polymorphism and analyze their association with egg production traits in Shaoxing duck, and detected their mRNA expression level in ovaries. Methods: In this study, a total of 785 duck blood samples were collected to investigate the association of melatonin receptor genes with egg production traits and egg quality traits using a direct sequencing method. And 6 ducks representing two groups (3 of each) according to the age at first eggs (at 128 days of age or after 150 days of age) were carefully selected for quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: Seven novel polymorphisms (MTNR1A: g. 268C>T, MTNR1B: g. 41C>T, and g. 161T>C, MTNR1C: g. 10C>T, g. 24A>G, g. 108C>T, g. 363 T>C) were detected. The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of MTNR1A (g. 268C>T) was significantly linked with the age at first egg (p<0.05). And a statistically significant association (p<0.05) was found between MTNR1C g.108 C>T and egg production traits: total egg numbers at 34 weeks old of age and age at first egg. In addition, the mRNA expression level of MTNR1A in ovary was significantly higher in late-mature group than in early-mature group, while MTNR1C showed a contrary tendency (p<0.05). Conclusion: These results suggest that identified SNPs in MTNR1A and MTNR1C may influence the age at first egg and could be considered as the candidate molecular marker for identify early maturely traits in duck selection and improvement.
Keywords
MTNR1A; MTNR1B; MTNR1C; Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Polymorphism; Egg Production Traits;
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